814 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Bought by Hilltop National Bank

Key Points

• Hilltop National Bank acquired 814 shares of ASML Holding N.V. for approximately $652,000 in the second quarter, marking a new position in the semiconductor company.
• ASML's stock has received positive attention from analysts, with recent target price increases, including an upgrade from Wells Fargo from $840 to $890, and a consensus price target of $923.80.
• The company announced a raising of its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, up from the previous $1.64, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 814 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $652,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in ASML by 26.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $631,079,000 after buying an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of ASML by 0.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $600,175,000 after purchasing an additional 7,164 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 101.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co lifted its position in shares of ASML by 2.7% during the first quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $470,910,000 after purchasing an additional 18,516 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 61.0% during the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,032.22 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $406.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.08, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $806.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $753.05. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,040.23.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems for chipmakers. It offers advanced semiconductor equipment systems, including lithography, metrology, and inspection systems. The company also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies.

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